April-May, 1942

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We print with great sadness the story of the death of Lyle Brown . . . . he was a great pitcher and he clung to horseshoe pitching as he clung to life . . . our last letter from him, written from a hospital bed was indicative of his interest in the success of the game . . . . we are sorry to have to combine issues again . . . . advertising isn’t very heavy these days and news is exceedingly scarce . . . perhaps the warmer weather will bring in the news of clubs and leagues so we can get out a regular edition . . . if not we shall make application to the Post Office Department to get out the magazine quarterly and “make good” on the issues missed by our subscribers . . . it ’s tough getting out any publication during the war so help by sending in your club activities, election of officers, who has entered the service, etc. . . . . another article by Ted Allen in this issue . . . they are very, very popular.

April -M ay 1942

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT & &

A lot of people in this country have spent a great deal of time enjoying horseshoe pitching. A lot of people have spent great portions of their time promoting the game.

Horseshoe pitching has come a long way from the barnyard stage—not that there is any­thing wrong with the barnyard. It has become a healthful recreation for rural and city people alike.

But horseshoe pitching has been reduced in activity by the war. That was to be expected. However, those of us who still have some time to devote to it should see to it that the game does not die. Let’s promote it among the armed forces, let’s boost it wherever we can.

Yes, a lot depends not on the horseshoe club officials, not on the Horseshoe World but on YOU!

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ANOTHER SESSION WITH TED ALLEN

SWING AND ITS RELATIONSThe most important thing about this

is that pitching horseshoes is not flip­ping them or throwing them, really. They are tossed or pitched. As you may know getting an object away the farthest with the arm and perhaps the most speed necessary you throw it overhanded. But at a shorter distance with more time to get it there you would naturally toss it underhanded. Futhermore you would want to toss the shoe down there as easy as pos­sible. “Easy does it.” You will not only enjoy it but last longer in a match.

FOLLOW THRUSo to get the best out of an easy

swing always start the backward swing from at least level with your face. It will make your backward swing easier and longer. In return the forward swing is made easier and more assured of a good follow-thru with the release about the same height as starting the backward swing. Now watching the proper release point may come more or less by instinct if you are tossing them at fairly high trajectory along an imaginary line and the height of that should be 8 to 10 feet.

The release of the shoe should be smooth and easy, not flipped out of your hand. This follow-through is a continuation of the circle after the re­lease, the circle started with the for­ward swing. The follow-thru can be as far as you like without any harm. If you fail to have some sort of a fol- loy-thru you are in the habit of stop­ping short the swing. This may cause a jerking and sometimes hanging onto the shoe which may cause it to go too high or too far. Your tarjectory isn’t always the same. You get so you can­not control anything.

ALIGNMENTDo not push the shoe. “ Swing It”

on the toss. The arm should feel easy and relaxed with a full swing. Now remember also, when you are starting to swing down and back, the shoe should swing straight down an imag­inary line from the opposite peg to your shoulder. Then in your forward swing use this same imaginary line. The line can extend above the oppo­site peg by some background and run­ning along the ground to your shoul­der. Pick out an object between the peg and you if necessary, the way bowlers do.

Very recently I have seen fellows with a backward swing that resembled a sidewinder. Yet one was absolutely unaware of it because his arm would

swing out after getting back past his leg. Then on coming back his arm seemed to get back in line at about his knee. Even when told about it he could hardly believe it. He had done it so long that he was used to it, tho his line-up is harder to accomplish. Most people are satisfied to go on making these mistakes, and just hav­ing a lot of fun out of pitching. I don’t wish to spoil their fun by mes­sing up their way of pitching. So this is for beginners to start the right way and for those who are serious in im­provement for Championship style. Sometimes “Live and let live.”

LENGTH OF SWINGThe top of the backward swing is to

be as far as is naturally easy on the shoulder and far enough that momen­tum of it will get the shoe off easily. A few top notchers swing back far above the head. If I did that the strain would be unnatural and throw me off balance. My swing goes back about as far as the top of my head.

MOTION CONTROLLING TURN OF SHOE

There is always some doubt among a certain number of people as to whether the shoe should be level or sideways when passing the leg. I hope I can make you understand what this means. For instance I’ve split my sides many times when seeing some­one catch the shoe on his trouser leg and tearing it half off. So instead swinging the shoe level other people bring the shoe by the leg with flat surface turned to the leg. So by this I mean “ Sideways” is for the shoe to be flat with the leg. “Level” is when one edge of the shoe is nearest the leg. In other words it stays level in the swing and is that way when leav­ing the hand. For after all the shoe must leave the the hand in a level position so it will land level at the stake. Even Champions differ as to which motion is proper.

Guy Zimmermann, who is one of the greats, and uses the 1% turn swings the shoe sideways as much as any one possibly could. While I, also using the 1%, swing it almost perfectly level but not quite.

Now this depends upon how much, wrist motion you want to use or is required to make the shoe level off at the release. For the average person the 1% turn requires more rolling of the arm and wrist motion than the 1% turn, because the 1% requires more turning. So rolling of the arm and wrist makes it turn slightly faster.

For the 1*4 turn I would say re­quires less lost motion and that is why I like it best. The % turn (not practical) requires more of a push.

Anything faster than the 1V* turn re­quires more motion.

COORDINATION AND TIMINGThe swing should be timed perfectly

with the step. Just as starting the backward swing you should also put your weight on your right foot and be starting ahead. By the time your left foot has gone forward and at the instant it touches the floor the back­ward swing should have been reached.

Then the forward swing is at the same time the weight goes up on the left foot, each coordinating. The whole art of pitching is to do it so smooth that it seems as only one motion. There is a follow through in your body as well as in swing. That does not mean you need to take an extra step, for that is against the rules. It means instead of pulling back your body just as you release the shoe the full weight should go right on up on the left foot as far as possible with­out falling forward on the right foot.

Lyle Brown, famous Iowa horseshoe pitcher, passed away at Broadlawns Tuberculosis Hospital in Des Moines, Saturday night, April 25. Brown, who was 36 years old, had been in the hos­pital for two weeks, but had been known to be afflicted with the disease six or seven years.

The funeral was held on April 28 and burial was at Resthaven cemetery near Des Moines. The following horse­shoe pitchers, buddies of Brown, served as pallbearers: John McCoy, Russell Butterfield, Dan Butler, L. F. Boals, L. E. Paulin and Ernie Bran- nen.

Lyle Brown first won fame as a horseshoe pitcher when he took third place in the 1922 National meet at Des Moines, and was the only con­testant to defeat Frank Lundin, who won the title. In 1940, Brown was still a competitor to be reckoned with when he was one of few to win a game from Champion Allen. In 1939 Lyle Brown joined Dean Brown of California in establishing a world record which still stands: Four ring­ers ten times in a row.

From 1922 to 1940 Brown also made his presence known in state, county, and city tournaments, and in state and national conventions.

The Horseshoe World recently re­ceived a request for a copy of the magazine to be studied by a journal­ism class at the college in San Marcos, Texas. We hope they become horse­shoe enthusiasts as well as editors.

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STUDY MAGAZINE

By Ted Allen World’s Champion 1933-1941

HORSESHOES IN OCD SCHEDULE

By Bob RuarkWhile Sen. Byrd (D., Va.) fulmin­

ates on Capitol Hill at a bowling co­ordinator away out in Chicago for his connection with the Office of Civilian Defense, he might have aimed his darts at a closer target. For your in­formation, Senator, right here in the shadow of the Capitol are members of an OCD sports board embracing 35 departments.

The horseshoe pitching chief of the OCD’s muscle-building program, for instance, is Harry T. Woodfield, 734 19th st. ne. The rifle shooting boss is C. B. Lister, secretary-treasurer of the National Rifle Association. That building Senator, is located at 1600 Rhode Island-av. nw, where all can see.

What’s more, the co-ordinator of Negro sports, Edwin B. Henderson, is recreation adviser for Negro schools here. You ought to look more closely, Senator.

Pleased Over PublicityMr. Woodfield, president of the Na­

tional Horseshoe Pitching Association, hopes his connection with OCD will bring barnyard golf into the homes of thousands whose former idea of a ringer wTas a race horse operating un­der false colors. Mr. Woodfield is quite frank to say his association is delighted to join hands with OCD, in order to obtain publicity that never before was available.

Working with the guidance and blessing of Handsome Jack Kelly’s physical fitness unit, Mr. Woodfield’s program is to increase membership and interest in shoe-flinging clubs all over the nation. He answers all ques­tions about staging tournaments, forming clubs, laying out courts, and related stuff. So far he has had no funds, he says, either for the procure­ment of equipment or promotion of his sport.

Good For Stomach MusclesMr. Woodfield, a former acrobat,

says that “ in horseshoe pitching lies the physical salvation of the nation.

“ It’s the greatest sport I ever saw for keeping you in general good shape,” he says. “ I only took it up a few years ago, but it’s done wonders for me. One of its chief benefits is a strengthening of the stomach muscles, which is wonderful for taking aches and pains out of people—women es­pecially—who sit hunched over desks all day.

“ It doesn’t cost much. You can get a set of shoes for a couple of dollars. You can set up a court almost any­where—even if you’re traveling. I’m grateful for this chance to get enough publicity to spread its benefits over

.the country. When I get hold of a good thing I like to let everybody else in on it.”

Want Courts for Stenogs Mr. Woodfield hopes eventually to

get funds to set up pitching courts around the Government buildings, so that stenographers can use them at lunch hour or after work. He is mak­ing a survey now to see how much equipment is available in Washington proper. There are only about five million flingers in the country, Mr. Woodfield says, and he’d like to dou­ble that number in a year or so.

(Editor’s Note: While the editor of the Horseshoe World has had little patience with the fan dancer ideas that at one time permeated the at­mosphere in Washington and which, fortunately, has apparently been rec­tified, this little yarn is too good not to print it. We take no responsibility for it—just reprinting it from the Washington Daily News.)

Syracuse N. Y. has several of the best courts in this state and a large Horseshoe following to keep the pegs ringing. Many of the factories have ‘shoe teams which play every week at Kirk Park under the supervision of John Mesmer. Each team has at least six men. Because of the varied ringer percentage pitchers these teams play doubles to assure more evenly matched games. George (Frenchy) La Rose is captain of the Precision team which lost its first city champ­ionship last year to the Pottery team captained by Charlie Thompson. The teams all wear uniforms representing their employer’s firms. The individual highlights of the season’s pitching is alwrays climaxed by the Onondaga County Title. As customary 50 shoes are required to qualify the high ten men for the round robin play.

These title holders are as follows: 1930 and 1932 Albert Lewis, 1931 George Withey, 1933-34 Raymond Paulder (the only Onondaga Co. man to win the state title), 1935 Bradley IRoss (now serving with Uncle Sam’s armed forces), 1936 and 1941 Tony Sauro, 1937-38 George (Frenchy) La Rose, 1939 C. Thompson, and 1940 Willard Nellis. I cannot give all the championship averages as many of them were never recorded, although in 37-38 La Rose put the skids under the boys with a 64.5 percent for both years, winning 18 consecutive games. Frenchy is said to have once pitched 44 straight ringers and 95 out of 100 without a miss. In 1939 Thompson

took the title with 52% and Sauro duplicated this fete in 41 nosing out young Myron Stivers. Nellis’s ringer tossing in 1940 looked very impressive although no records are available. As to date no one has permanent posses­sion on this trophy, which must be won three times. 1942 will see a real championship match as there will be no N. Y. State Fair title for the dur­ation of the war.

La Rose was runner-up twice for this State Title and placed third an­other time. Sauro also was runner-up twice for the same title, including the latest meet in 41. Mr. Jackson and Ted Allen have both honored Syra­cuse by putting on exhibitions here.

We will see a lot : of horseshoe pitching this year as usual. In La Rose’s early practice of 50 shoe games he never had less than 42 ringers out of any 50 shoes and a high of 48 ringers out of 50 shoes while tossing some 200 shoes at Wil­kie Park with Jack O’Ree. My chips are all on La Rose this year who re­cently changed from his regular 1% turn to the 1% turn with such accur­acy as never seen here before.

LLOYD LEWIS O’REE, Syracuse, N. Y.

The Indianapolis Moose 17 horse­shoe team, runners-up to Detroit in 1940 competition for the National Horseshoe League team title, went a step further in 1941 by winning the International league crown, competi­tion for which was open to the world.

In the seven-man team singles play the Moose defeated Fort Wayne twice in matches by scores of 30-19 and 33- 15.

Then on Sept. 21st at Fort Wayne, Ind. the Indianapolis entry trimmed Flint, Mich., the northern playoff winners by an overwhelming 31-18 margin. All games played by the new champions were on “foreign” courts. Sponsors of the winners were Lodge No. 17, Loyal Order of Moose, Indian­apolis, Ind.

Here are summaries of players’ records for Indianapolis Moose No. 17; for all matches played:

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DOUBLE RINGERSFROM SYRACUSE

INDIANAPOLIS MOOSE WIN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

George Johnson................... .Howard Deer............................Lowell Gamendson...................Aiio Harris................. ...............James Stringer......................... .Orvil Harris...............................Charles McKinney.....................Glenn Austin...............................W. A. Banta...............................Paul Van Sickle.........................Clarence Ray...............................Robert Ross........,.....................John O’Brien...............................

District Commissioners and All Inter­ested :

We are on the brink of the 1942 outdoor season under circumstances of which you are all acquainted and to say that your support is needed more than ever before is putting it mildly. Our Country and way of life is being jeopardized and we are en­couraged by our Government to keep up the morale of our people by con­tinuing our sports programs with in­creased vigor, besides, we will be honoring our members who have en­tered the Armed forces to protect it because they will be immensely in­terested in the knowledge that we are doing just that.

At our 1941 State Convention in Canton the District 'Representatives voted unanimously raising the State Dues to one dollar per year beginning January 1, 1942. The National Assoc­iation at their 1941 Convention raised their Dues to one dollar per year but as their year does not start until June 1, 1942 they have pro rated their 1942 dues to fifty cents (or one- half) for 1942. We will have our State Cards soon and expect a supply of National Cards and urge that every player join with us as soon as possible by sending name, mailing address along with dues to State Secretary and cards will be mailed out soon as they are received. The mailing can be done either individually or in groups. As some of you know, Galion was awarded the 1942 Tournament and Convention and at this Convention the District having the most members (other than Galion) will be awarded the 1943 Convention.

We have a great scientific sport of great benefit to the mental and phys­ical man or woman from the stand­point of health and the only reason that it has not been a financial suc­cess is because there has not been enough boosters to push it in all parts of the Country and bring it to life by making players realize that we really have something that is valuable to them. What is one or two dollars for a whole year’s outdoor’s exercise to be compared with the many friends we make together with the possibility of extending our span of life for many years by participating in it.

Ohio is divided into 16 districts with a Commissioner for each and the ma­jority are active. Those not active willPage Four

be made so as soon as we locate the right persons to appoint and there are plenty of them being only a slow pro­cess of finding them. Our players in Ohio desire that the close-shoe as well as the ringer count in the scoring column and a specified number of shoes per game, this is permissable under the National rules and we are doing just that. We are trying in every way to give the boys what they want in return for their support and we have every reason to believe it will be given. Under our present con­stitution as it now stands no one could be a member of our State Association unless they were a member of a club but this will be taken care of as the Executive Board was authorized at our 1941 convention to rewrite it, you may sign up your friends in both the State and National Association who are so interested as that is the best means to get them interested in your club.

We only ask District Commissioners to use their own judgement in en­couraging horseshoe pitching, forma­tion of clubs and leagues, contests, subscriptions to our magazine and joining State and National Associa­tion. Nothing hard, and no hard and fast rules laid down. It has been said that many former State and National Champions and near-champions who gain most in tournament play do not take our magazine or even join the State and National Association unless forced to do so. If true, shame on them, as (like biting the hand that feeds them) it does untold damage to the sport. Personally, I do not know of any among my friends. Good luck and see you in Galion.

D. 0. CHESS, Secretary6208 Quimby Ave, Cleveland, Ohio.

Buckeye State Association. Cleveland, Ohio., April 20, 1942.

CLAY COUNTY MEET •The 1942 horseshoe meet at the

Clay County Fair, Spencer, Ind., drew the most entries on record.

Tournament results released by of­ficials listed Nels Peterson of Bing­ham Lake, Minn, as the shoe king in Class A Division. Peterson scored 254 points on 100 shoes. Victor Taylor of Kingsley, Iowa and Leon Raddee of Newall, Iowa tied for top honors in the runner up division with 243 points each.

MAHONEY IN THERE PITCHING FOR UNCLE SAM •

Larry Mahoney, horseshoe pitcher extraordinary, and seven time winner of the New Jersey Horseshoe Pitching Championship, was recently inducted into the United States Army. He is now stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

During his career, which dates back to 1933, Larry won almost every ma­jor Eastern Title at least once, and in many instances, three and four times. Twrice he has traveled to Cana­da with a team representing Eastern United States to do battle with Can­ada’s best. He won Canada’s Open Title on his last trip North.

In 1939, Larry won the coveted Hudson County Open Title, defeating a field of 90 pitchers, among which were seven State Champions from Eastern United States. His average for this tournament was 80.9, and this average still stands today as a State Record.

Larry’s many battles with Vito Fil- eccia, former New York State Champ­ion, were always popular with the fans, and always clean, hard fought games, that the fans throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania looked forward to from tournament to tournament. On accasions, Larry pit­ted his skill against Ted Allen, and he has more than his share of vic­tories over Ted to prove his ability.

Those of us who know Larry best remember him for his quiet sports­manship and machine-like ability. We look forward to the day when he once again tosses the ’shoes in our tourna­ments.

On behalf of the National Horse­shoe Pitchers’ Association; the New Jersey Horseshoe Pitchers’ Associa­tion, and his host of friends through­out the country, I wish Larry Mahon­ey the best of luck in this, his most important tournamen, and I say “Larry, we’ll miss you. Do your job as you’ve always done it, and come back to us, and pitch with us again, better than ever before.

JOHN ROSSELET, JR.,3rd Vice-President, National Horse­

shoe Pitchers’ assn.Secretary, New Jersey Horseshoe

Pitchers’ Assn.IN AFRICA •

Word has been received from Putt Mossman, former national champion. He is still in Africa.

Putt has been around the world with his motorcycle and horseshoe pitching exhibitions. He spent a lot of time a few years ago in Australia.

GET ’EM PITCHIN’! KEEP ’EM PITCHIN’! AND PITCH YOUR­SELF!

The Horseshoe World

INDIANA SEASON WAS GOOD

Summary of 1941 Indiana State Horseshoe Pitching Singles Championship Tournament held at East Side Park Courts, Evansville, August 30-31, 1941. (An N.H.P.A. sanctioned tournament).

W. A. Banta, President Indiana Division N.H.P.A.; Paul S. Van Sickle, Sec- retary-Treasurer, Indiana Division, N.H.P.A.; Charles Hallam, Tournament Manager.

CLASS AHubert Trinkle, Linton..............Henry LaFollette, Sullivan........Arlo Harris, Indianapolis...........William Neilson, Jerico..............Orville Harris, Indianapolis.........Dean Chiddioner, Goshen...........Howard Deer, Indianapolis.........Jack Graves, Elkhart..................Lowell Edmondson, Plainfield.....James Cox, Perrysville..............

FINAL CLUB STANDINGS

Individual Standings

S. Sadowsky........Herb Juelich........Schwartzbauer ....Carl West............H. Hauge............Frank Lyden.......Frank Warfield.... A. Sadowsky.......A. Argetsinger....M. Madigan........M. Hammond.......B. Morris............H. Chaulsett........S. Olson................J. Huntington.....Art Schultz..........H. Christensen.....R. O. Lee............Fred Tetsche.......Ben Trollen........Ray E. Bauman....Geo. Trygstad.....Otto Feifarek.......L. Peterson..........Joe Pschandel.....G. Hudalla..........C. Schlundt...........A. Bush................W. Schafhauser....John Kleckner.....Mike Oberle.........B. Tschida...........Earl Gold.............L. Gruber............Vern IRaasch.........Paul Waldera.......H. Farrell..............Jim Baldwin.........Ed Baisden..........Wm. Ross............Lyle Boyd............John Benke...........Carl Pangborn.....Ray Elsenpeter....Art Sudness.........Cliff Bruso...........Schafhauser.........Frank Plotz.........Joe Pangell.........Joe Brenhofer.....Ren Olson............Jerry Martin.......P. 0. Pederson.... Frank Gruba.......C. Hunter.............L. Olson..............Alex Dim.............E. N. Gregerson..E. Ernster...........Tomasek .............R. Hays Sr..........L. Lewandowski.... R. Pierce..............G. Shimon............C. Hoffman.........Strantz ................ 'F. Resch...............H. Engen.............A. Lessman.........Geo. Werdin.........

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AA Division

McArdell Candies.....Zandell Drugs.........Stiegers Bar...........M. L. Rothschild Co..

Scale: Winning club received 4 credits; losing club received no credits; tie match (each club) received 2 credits.

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Lowell Edmondson, Plainfield, was high qualifier, 79-252. Arlo Harris de­feated Neil son, 1940 champion by a score of 50-43 in the playoff for third, eighth, ninth and tenth places—no playoffs; listed in order of point totals.

Trinkle, the eventual winner, lost to the veteran LaFollette by a 50-46 score in the first round, then won eight straight games to become champion. Arlo Harris defeated LaFollette 50-49 in a tight 3rd round battle. In a 6th round surprise Edmondson scored a 50-29 decision over LaFollette. The new champ took a long lead over Neilson in their match, then fought off a rally to triumph 50-36, by steady battling. High games were 81.5% by Trinkle over A. Harris (4th round) and Neilson’s 80.6% while defeating Edmondson in the 5th stanza.

National Mail Tournament Participation by Indiana Men Indiana registered 13 men in the National Mail Tournament, classes B,

C, and D. This exceeded the number from any other state. Indiana pitchers also ranked high in the results of the mail tournament, with three of them actually being too high for class B listing. (Refer to World files for actual points scored and percentages.)

Guy Binkley of Fort Wayne; George Johnson of Indianapolis; and Charles Cowan of Veedersburg were pitchers who exceeded the percentage limits in the 500-shoe tests. These men proved that horseshoes is a game for all ages. Of the men named above, one is about 30 years of age, another approximately 50, and the third has passed his 70th birthday by several years, yet is willing to take on all comers.

The South Bend area was well represented in the National Mail tournament with fine performances by Lora Overholser, Dean Overholser and Wm. Wenzel. Henry Lemke of Fort Wayne scored well as did Lowell Edmondson of Plain­field and Howard Deer of Indianapolis. These last two were also participants in Class A of the State tournament and important cogs in the team efforts of the Indianapolis Moose horseshoe team, world’s team champions for 1941, and George Johnson held down the pivot spot for the Moose tossers. Binkley was undefeated in International League play and Lemke upheld the Fort Wayne banners also in good style.

Zandell Drugs......................... ...............McArdell Candies.................................Stiegers Bar....................................... .M. L. Rothschild Co..............................

A Division

Milton Bar............................. ................LaMode Shop.................. .........................Schleh Coal Co....................................Miller Coaches............................ .........Conger Drugs...................... .................Selby Bros.................................... .........

Scale: Same as for Division A A.

WE LIKE THIS •Good news comes from J. M. Hen­

derson, Santa Cruz, Calif, that he plans to give a year’s subscription to

the Horseshoe World in addition to regular prizes at a tournament in Santa Cruz.

Naturally we like this idea a lot!

Individual Standings

ST. PAUL NEWS *In the face of the present situation

and curtailment of activities in many lines outside of full drive ahead with man-power and material to slap the Jap and crush Herr Hitler St. Paul is hard at work. And the St. Paul Municipal Horseshoe Pitchers’ Asso­ciation opened its sixth season of league playing with three divisions 20 clubs, and the interest shown Tuesday evening when 8 clubs in the A division performing, truly indicate a real hot fight in slinging the shoes around the peg. Our last two years city champ S. Sadawsky playing with the M. L. Rothschild & Co. club in the A division slapped on 121 ringers and his three teammates R. Off 54%, Tetsche 42.5, Olson 49.5

We here in St. Paul do not wish to make pretense of being expert horseshoe tossers but we do believe we have a very good system to keep horseshoe interest at a hot pitch for the months of May, June, July and August each year, with every league

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B Division

Scale: Same as Division AA.

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Finals: Zandell Drug-McArdell Candies—Tied.Playoff results: McArdell won 2 out of 3. Winner:McArdell Candies.

Milton Bar............................................LaMode Shop............................... ..... .Miller Coaches................... .................Selby Bros.................. .......... ..............Schleh Coal..........................................Conger Drug...... ............ .....................

Kleins Grocery....................................Tincups Place......................................Dahills Cafe.........................................Hertl Coal Co................................ .U. S. Mail Order..................................

Tincups Place.................. ......................Kleins Grocery.............. ............ ............Horlitz Shoe.................................... ......Dahills Cafe................. ..........................U. S. Mail Order...................................Hertl Coal Co........................ ................C Division

Anna Marie Cafe................ .................:Kuby’s Cafe......................... .......... ....... :North Star Ath. Club............................Mitchell Oil Co..................................... _Warren Cafe.........................................Kroenings Bar.......................................

Scale: Same as Division AA.

Kuby’s Cafe...........................................North Star Ath. Club...........................Anna Marie Cafe...................................Warren’s Cafe......................................Mitchell Oil Co.....................................Kropnino's Bar

Anna Marie Cafe and Kuby’s Cafe tied.Playoff result: Kuby’s 2 matches out of 3. Winner Class C: Kuby’s Cafe.

Ed Widerski........M. Waldera........Joe Horwath......F. Hanggi............Hart Engen........Ed Grace............W. Hanggi.........G, Alexander......Ted Meyers.........C. Anderson.........A. Jorgensen.......W. Stadler..........L. Kordell............C. Dalby..............F. Lendway........Don Nitz..............G. Blanchard .......J. Reickow..........D. Mason............A1 Spannbauer....Leo Fischbeck.....Joe Matz..............Leo Zinich..........Neil Smith..........J. Kirk................D. Waldera..........E. Brill................P. R. Horlitz........A. Prudhomme ....Bud Lunzer.........P. Cheltstrom.....F. Shields.............W. Wenzel..........John Pate............H. Smith.............Ed Jahr.............R. Holmgren......L. Kruger............G. Krengel..........E. Youngquist....L. Hause............. .

AlxitiosuU / !Adcciatlcut J\!xU tyxuledLBy HARRY T. WOODFIELD, National President

W ITH less than 2000 members over the past few years, not enough funds in the treasury

to sponsor a National tournament, with our National Secretary shackled by the necessity of practising the strictest economy to enable him to carry on the barest routine duties it is no wonder that to many the N.H.P.- A. is an organization in name only.

It is obvious that an association with such handicaps, with such utter lack of support from the horseshoe pitchers of the U. S. cannot cater to the needs of several thousand who are aware of its existence and to a few million others who never heard of it but are making use of the rules of play and equipment as established and developed by the NHPA during the past twenty-one years.

The National Association receives little or no publicity beyond the mere mention that certain State, County and City tournaments are sanctioned by it. In fact the National Tourna­ments make scant use of the associa­tion name except in the newspaper reports of that event there are no display cards in sports store windows nor on the tournament grounds. The delegates to the annual convention and the contestants in the tournament wear nothing to show that they are members of the NHPA.

The N.H.P.A. does not advertise be­cause of lack of financial support from horseshoe pitchers. It cannot gain this support without advertising. While it is true that the Horseshoe World (official organ of NHPA) has given the Association unlimited use of its columns since its organization as a medium of NATIONAL PUBLICITY, it falls far short. Possibly one-fourth of our members are regular subscrib­ers. The continued publication of the Horseshoe World depends mainly on advertising.

Advertisers buy space in periodicals with a large circulation. The more ad­vertising sold by the Horseshoe World the more space given the sub­scribers.

With no steel available to makers of pitching shoes due to the war it is possible that all advertising in our magazine will be discontinued, at least for the duration. The present circula­tion will not pay its costs. Tire and gas rationing will prevent National and Sectional tournaments. Every reason why there should be more local events with War bonds and stamps as prizes.

The National dues have been changed to $1.00 per year, 50 cents from June 1, 1942 to Jan. 1, 1943, and thereafter $1.00 per year. Some of our

members do not favor this increase. At 15 cents the Association was far from’ self supporting.

It is rumored that a few states will resign. We hope this is not so, for now is the time when the Association needs the support of every member. Horse­shoe pitching cannot be considered a major sport without a prosperous Na­tional Organization.

The NHPA is not the personal prop­erty of its officers, in a great measure they are responsible for its success or failure but, they are not super-men, they can go only so far as your sup­port makes it possible. You and I are the National Association. We can get nothing from it unless we put some­thing into it, our best continued ef­forts and our financial support.

Several of us members firmly back of a National Association are paying all the expenses necessary to forward it. No one has requested that we do so. We just do not want the NHPA to pass out. We have received person­ally so much benefits, to health, good fellowship through this friendliest of all sports that we want to pass it on to others. We feel that this can be done best through a national organi­zation.

In my opinion if the National As­sociation is to continue we must first pay our dues, each member get at least one new member and subscribe to the Horseshoe World and get one new subscriber.

If the horseshoe pitchers of the U. S. want a National Association it will be possible only through their sup­port. We cannot depend on donations from the makers of our equipment. The agreement between a few of them that they would donate five Cents to our treasury for every pair of pitch­ing shoes they sold expires June 1, 1942.

The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association has not failed, it is the horseshoe pitchers who have failed to properly support it. Now is the time to build up our treasurey first then decide how the money must be ex­pended.

John Rosselet Jr. of Summit, N. J. our third vice president suggests that certain members of each of the state associations have a vote in the pro­ceedings of the Association even if not present at the convention.

James G. McCue of the Maine State Association has a plan to get merch­ants in that state to pay for adver­tisements to be inserted only in the copies of the Horseshoe World mailed to Maine State subscribers.

I have suggested from time to time that members send me a sketch of

their idea of a National emblem. One with the letters NHPA as part of the general idea. It could be worn on the sleeve of a uniform shirt, also on a cap by all attending National Conven­tions. A suitable slogan wTa.s also re­quested. To date I have received five answers.

You have all heard the expression “ There will always be an England.” All of us free Americans are deter­mined that there SHALL ALWAYS BE AN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

And, too, there will always be horseshoe pitching. Why not ? It’s original equipment came from man’s greatest animal friend, THE HORSE.

SURELY THIS GRAND OLD GAME IS WORTHY OF A NATION­AL ASSOCIATION. Will you, who read these lines, please mail me a card or letter with your comments. Also include any ideas that you may have. Be sure to enclose a sketch of your idea of a national emblem and a slogan.

I intend to be the last one to resign from the NHPA.

(Continued from page 6)playing each week during that time.

We have 16 regulation courts in line where 32 players can participate at one time built by the City Parks and Playground. Regular schedule, days and time, bonafide regulation govern­ing all procedures of the games. Of­ficers are elected for one year and meetings are held monthly from about February to the last part of Septem­ber each year.

We also found the 50 shoe game better adapted to the average players, as for time.

ANDY MOEHN 661 Holly Ave., St. Paul, Minn.

Ted Allen, always the good-will am­bassador of horseshoe pitching, wrote the Horseshoe World from St. Paul not so long ago,-indicating that he has been traveling again.

He pitched on the indoors courts in Des Moines and went to Washington to take on some of the boT~s in the nation’s capital.

Ted had the honor of pitching at the Chicago Breakfast Club on the same program with Ken Maynard, the movie star, last winter.

He and his wife, Betty, were on a broadcast at Des Moines.

D. E. Janzen, Route 7, Salem, Ore­gon, is an ardent horseshoe enthusiast.

April-May, 19^2 Page Seven

ALLEN TRAVELS AGAIN

HE’S IN THE ARMY NOW!

(From the Columbus Dispatch)Priorities and metal shortages to

the contrary, the good old game of horseshoe pitching won’t be stifled by the present war.

That’s the opinion of Jimmy Risk, nationally known trick and fancy horseshoe pitcher and star of count­less rodeos, who has temporarily shelved ‘barnyard* golf” pitching for the army.

A year ago Jimmy was starring in rodeos and sportsmen’s shows, per­forming such seemingly impossible stunts as throwing ringers while pitching over a blanket, tossing a ringer around a cigaret without knocking it over, knocking a coin off the top of a stake without touching the stake, and other spectacular feats.

But now he’s in the army. Stationed at Fort Hayes, Private Risk is on duty at the present time at the general depot in East Columbus, working on a telephone installation detail.

A native of Montpelier, Ind., Risk was a former “boy wonder” in the world of horseshoe pitching. He’s been pitching the iron ovals since he was a youngster in knee pants, and has done exhibition work since that time. Here’s some of his trick and fancy shots:

Throwing a ringer that strikes a match on the stake; pitching ringers through a man’s legs, ringing cigars and cigarets without knocking the smoke over, pitching ringers while blindfolded, pitching successful ring­ers on moving stakes, pitching ringers through barrel hoops, and other stunts equally as difficult.

Here’s some of the records that he has made while appearing at exhibi­tions :

Making 291 points with 100 shoes; pitching 96 ringers with 100 shoes, marking up 46 doubles with 100 shoes, throwing 49 ringers out of 50 shoes, throwing 45 consecutive ringers and 22 consecutive doubles, and 112 ring­ers in a 50-point game.

He’s 32 years old and was inducted last fall. Stationed with the signal corps at Fort Monmouth, N. J., he

wras released because of his age last September. However, on Jan. 27 the

Jimmy Risk

army took him back and now he’s in for the duration. He is married.

Private 'Risk still has his horseshoes with him, in spite of the fact that he’s working for Uncle Sam, and he has found many chances to get in games since his induction—not that he has been able to dig up any tough oppo­sition. But he is actively touting horseshoe pitching as “ the ideal soprt” in that it’s cheap, it’s great exercise, and because “ fifty million farmers can’t be wrong.”

The results of the third annual In­vitation Tournament sponsored by the East End Horseshoe Club in Houston, Texas: The winner, Mr. E. C. White with 195 ringers and 438 shoes pitched for a percent of 44.3. Mr. White won 8 games in the 9-man round robin playoff. Second place went to Mr. “Red” Rihn with 7 wins and one loss. Mr. Rihn’s average was 50.2% with

187 ringers and 360 shoes. Third place went to Mr. R. Q. Swann with 4 wins and 2 losses. His ringer average was 44.3% with 116 ringers and 262 shoes.

This year the turnout was much smaller than expected due to many men being engaged in all-out defense work, with many working 7 days a week.—B. E. SIPPLE, Secy.-Treas., East End Horseshoe Club, 1836 Mata- moras St.

Another army unit at Fort Huaehu- ca, Ariz. writes us about the maga­zine. Many camps are installing courts and all who have men in the armed service are invited to -send the Horseshoe World their name and ad­dress for a free sample copy. By sending these copies we will spread interest in the game.

Paul S. Van Sickle, of Indianapolis, Corresponding Secretary of the Indi­ana Division of the National Horse­shoe Pitchers Association, whites us from Fort Knox, Ky.

Harry T. Woodfield’s mother died several weeks ago according to a re­port from the President of the Na­tional Horseshoe Pitchers Association. She was 88 years of age.

ST. PAUL MUNICIPAL PITCHERS’ ASSN.

CLUBS AND CAPTAINS A. A. Divsion

McArdell Candies, A. Sadowsky; Zan­dell Drugs, Geo. Gibis; Stiegers Bar, Al Bohr; M. L. Rothschild Co., A. K. Moehn.

A. DivisionMilton Bar, Wm. Forbes; LaMode

Shop, Ed Sieben; Schleh Coal Co., Geo. Shimon; Millers Coaches, Frank Lyden; Conger Drugs, Earl Gold; Sel­by Bros., Bernard Selby.

B. DivisionKleins Grocery, Bill Ross; Tincups Place, W. Hanggi; Dahills Cafe, E. N. Gregerson; Hertl Coal Co., Neil Smith; U. S. Mail Order Co., Don Nitz; Horlitz Shoe Co., Louie Olson.

City Chiampion Sherman Sadowsky, McArdell Cand­

ies.Divsion Champions

A A Divsion, McArdell Candies; A Divsion, Milton Bar; B Divsion, Kleins Grocery; C Division, Kuby’s Cafe.

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